Whakarwi Ltd

12/08/2017

12/08/2017

Here's the gear!!

12/08/2017

Well, It's slowly coming together!! Picked up two brand new Suzuki DR650SE's from Boyd Motorcycles in Hamilton last week. That now makes a fleet of three bikes, two for clients to ride and one for myself to guide on.
Whakarwi now has all the riding gear; the bikes, the pants and jackets, helmets with intercoms, gloves and boots.
Now, I will be focusing on the "NZ WorkSafe" adventure audit to be fully ready to begin business.

13/06/2017

Whakarwi...Lost in adventure!

Had an awesome ride on the 10th June 2017. Some scattered cloud and a little rain but, still a beautiful winters day. I was checking out some routes for some future Whakarwi guided tours and was riding not far from where I live. Really amazing scenery; steep valleys with fast flowing streams and lots of Manuka trees, Kanuka trees and Ponga ferns. And what's more, I barely saw another soul!
Thought I'd make the most of the ride and not just enjoy the scenery but, do a little future website promotion filming as well!

28/05/2017

Matahuru Road, NZ, 16th of April 2017

This video clip was taken on the 16th of April 2017 by the pillion passenger on Matahuru Road heading towards Kaihere, shortly after a heavy downpour. The dark clouds receded to show a lovely blue sky, warming the road, producing this wonderfully atmospheric and typically subtropical "4-seasons-in-one day" New Zealand. This scenery is quite characteristic of this rolling terrain, showing us riding through lots of dense native bush, an abundance of Ponga, Tea tree and Nikau palms.

28/05/2017

Pukerewa Road, NZ, on the 8th of April 2017.

This was a fantastic 250km day ride on a beautiful autumnal day in New Zealand. The clip was taken, as mentioned, between Raglan and Port Waikato on Pukerewa Road, on the 8th of April 2017. Really enjoyed the awesome riding over easy-going terrain, being a mixture of tar seal and gravel roads. Incredibly quiet as I didn't see another soul for ages, and yet exciting with a few surprises. Just after I finished filming and set off on the bike, scarcely over the brow of the hill to the north shown in the clip I came across two large bulls wandering along the road! This is not that uncommon in this part of New Zealand on this type of road and location... it just adds to the adventure!

28/05/2017

Whakarwi Ltd will be an NZ Government registered adventure activity company. We should be set up and running by August 2017.
My aim is to provide exciting, and yet as safe as practicable adventure motorcycling. I myself as a guide and two Suzuki DR650SE motorcycles will be available for clients to use. As long as you have an equivalent to a New Zealand class 6 licence (which is a full motorcycle licence) you can join our 1-2 day tours. We will supply every item you need in terms of equipment which is all CE certified i.e. crash helmet, jacket, pants, boots, gloves, as well as panniers to carry your overnight luggage e.t.c. (an insurance premium will be included in the fee).
Our tours will be based on the North Island of New Zealand, initially taking in the sites of the picturesque West Coast, south of Kawhia heading north via Raglan towards Port Waikato. We will be riding on mainly minor and, gravel roads. You can expect to see New Zealand's unique terrain encompassing striking countryside and coastal views without the rest of the world joining us!

28/05/2017

Whakarwi Ltd's cover photo

28/05/2017

Whakarwi Ltd